Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) using T2-weighted sequences can visualize myocardial edema. When compared to previous protocols, newer pulse sequences with substantially improved image quality have increased its clinical utility. The assessment of myocardial edema provides useful incremental diagnostic and prognostic information in a variety of clinical settings associated with acute my...

Oriental voles of the genus Eothenomys are predominantly distributed along the Southeastern shoulder of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Based on phylogenetic analyses of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene (1143 bp) obtained from 23 specimens (eight species) of Oriental voles collected from this area, together with nucleotide sequences from six specimens (two species) of Japanese red-backed voles ...

background: considering the effect of socioeconomic factors on the appearance of chronic diseases, and also the importance of this issue for policy makers of health care services, we tried to assess the role socioeconomic factors have in diabetes complications. this survey may have some benefits in prevention and control of diabetes.   methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted on 384 di...

abstract objective: diabetic peripheral neuropathy is the main risk factor of diabetic foot ulcer and its early diagnosis is important to prevent limb amputation. we assessed the prevalence of peripheral neuropathy in diabetic patients. materials and methods: this cross-sectional study was performed on 352 randomly selected diabetic patients using a standardized questionnaire including age, gen...

background: diabetes has a high prevalence in iran and it is estimated to rise from 3.5 million adults in 2005 to 5.1 million by 2025. given the high prevalence of diabetes in iranians, it is surprising how little is known about understanding of diabetes in public population. this study aimed to explore and describe people without diabetes explanation for the disease. materials and methods: thi...

development of evidence-based clinical guidelines to raising standards of medical care in diabetes is a core element of coping with the global diabetes epidemic. the purpose of this study was to develop a systematic clinical diabetes guideline from the latest scientific evidences and also to localize its recommendations according to regional and cultural needs of our society. searches were cond...